RANDWICK SUPER 15 NEWS

Sekope Kepu retains his front row duty - Tahs vs Reds ANZ Stadium 26 February

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Hoiles hobbling but Kimlin ready to roll - AAMI Park 25 February

Randwick star and ACT Brumbies veteran Stephen Hoiles has been ruled out of Friday's clash against the Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park

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Randwick players each score a double to hold Rebels scoreless in Super season opener

Four players from Randwick assisted the HSBC Waratahs to start the 2011 Super Rugby season in emphatic fashion, ruining the Melbourne Rebels’ inaugural match with a 43-0 whitewash at AAMI Park to be the first side to raise the Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop Shield.

Two tries from Randwick’s Kurtley Beale and Drew Mitchell before half-time and 33 unanswered points in the second 40 minutes finished a strong team performance for the visitors.

It took 25 minutes, before Randwick's skillful fullback Beale finally scored the opening try of the season.

Momentum had quickly shifted the Tahs way and seven minutes later Drew Mitchell, who topped the competition’s try scoring list in 2010, kicked off his 2011 tally.

Randwick forwards Mowen and Kepu were both dominant in the tight exchanges around the maul and ruck. Ben Mowen also was dominant in the lineout.

Down in Canberra – Josh Valentine had a very strong match until an injury required him to be replaced by another Randwick player in Patrick Phibbs. Mark Chisholm the Randwick second rower had a dominant performance in the lineout but what pleased the Randwick faithful at Coogee was the return of Stephen Hoiles at number 8 in the second half. His leadership and cool head ensured the Chiefs revival was stopped dead.

Finally two stars for Randwick were involved in a very close match for the Force – Randwick centres Gene Fairbanks and Nick Cummins both played well for the Force – where Randwick Hall of Fame legend Ewen McKenzie coached the Reds to victory.